Staff Accountant

Datassential; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Parental Leave

401K

Unlimited PTO

Wellness Reimbursement

Employee stipend

Job summary

Datassential, a Chicago-based global intelligence platform for the food and beverage industry, is hiring a Staff Accountant to own core general ledger work across US and international entities: cash, fixed assets, intangible assets, prepaids, and payroll and benefits. You’ll book transactions, prepare reconciliations and journal entries, and finish tasks by each close deadline in Sage Intacct and FloQast.

This role requires hands-on US GAAP accounting experience.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of hands-on US GAAP accounting experience in a corporate accounting role.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Hands-on experience preparing account reconciliations and journal entries.
• Experience with AI or automation tools.
• Ability to work Eastern or Central time zone hours.

Responsibilities

• Book cash transactions and prepare bank reconciliations for all entities.
• Record fixed asset transactions and reconcile fixed assets.
• Reconcile intangible assets and prepare prepaid reconciliations.
• Prepare payroll and benefits reconciliations and journal entries.
• Close tasks in FloQast and Sage Intacct by deadlines and be reviewed by the Accounting Manager.
• Use AI tools to automate reconciliations and recurring close tasks.
• Document processes and seek process improvements with AI automation.
• Shadow Revenue Accountant to learn revenue accounting and contracts.

Skills

US GAAP

Reconciliations

Journal Entries

Automation & AI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Sage Intacct

FloQast

Salesforce

Job description

Who We Are:

Datassential is a leading global intelligence platform for the food and beverage industry. Leveraging billions of data points and cutting-edge AI, we provide a suite of innovative solutions that empower more than 90% of the world’s largest food and beverage brands to develop, market, and sell their products more effectively.

Based in Chicago, USA, Datassential has expanded its global reach through strategic acquisitions of CHD Expert (France) in 2022 and Brizo Data, Inc. (Canada) in 2025. In 2024, we secured investment from top-tier private equity firms New Mountain Capital and Endicott Capital—a milestone that fuels our accelerated product roadmap and strengthens our research and development, enabling us to deliver even greater value to our clients.

Our remote-first, globally distributed team thrives on diverse perspectives and deep expertise in the food and beverage space. Food brings people together—and at Datassential’s table, there’s room for everyone.

What We Need:

We’re hiring a Staff Accountant to own core general ledger work across our US and international entities: cash, fixed assets, intangible assets, prepaids, and payroll and benefits. You’ll book transactions, prepare reconciliations and journal entries, and finish your tasks by each close deadline in Sage Intacct and FloQast. This role needs hands-on US GAAP accounting experience. Over your first six months, you’ll also start learning revenue accounting alongside our Senior Revenue Accountant. Using AI tools to help automate your reconciliations is part of the job. This role is remote within the US, and candidates need to work Eastern or Central time zone hours.

Why You Should Join Us:

You’ll work in a multi-entity, multi-country close and work directly with the Controller, the Accounting Manager, and the Senior Revenue Accountant. You’ll own your areas across every entity, and you’ll have room to improve how recurring work gets done, including with automation and AI tools. You’ll also pick up revenue accounting, including ASC 606 and Sage Intacct Contracts.

Who You Are:

You have 2-3 years of US GAAP accounting experience in a corporate role, and you tie out your reconciliations. You check your work, meet your deadlines, and ask questions early. You take review feedback well. You’d rather improve a process than repeat it, and you’re curious about automation and AI tools. You’re eager to learn revenue accounting. Experience at a SaaS or private equity-backed company is a plus.

What You Will Do:

• Book cash transactions and prepare bank reconciliations for all US and international entities.
• Record fixed asset transactions and reconcile fixed assets for all entities.
• Reconcile intangible assets.
• Prepare prepaid reconciliations and journal entries for all entities.
• Prepare payroll and benefits reconciliations and journal entries for all entities.
• Complete your close tasks in FloQast and Sage Intacct by each deadline. The Accounting Manager reviews your entries and reconciliations.
• Clear reconciling items and answer review and audit questions.
• Use AI tools to help automate your reconciliations and other recurring close tasks, and check the output before it goes to review.
• Keep looking for ways to improve the process with AI and automation, and document the processes you own.
• In your first six months, learn Sage Intacct and begin revenue accounting: shadow the Senior Revenue Accountant, sync basic contracts from Salesforce to Sage Intacct, and prepare a deferred revenue reconciliation for a smaller international entity.

What You Bring:

• 2-3 years of hands-on US GAAP accounting experience in a corporate accounting role.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Hands-on experience preparing account reconciliations and journal entries, and maintaining the general ledger in an ERP (enterprise resource planning system).
• Working knowledge of the month-end close process.
• Experience using AI or automation tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, ERP Workflows.
• Ability to work Eastern or Central time zone hours.

Nice To Have:

• Experience with Sage Intacct or a similar ERP.
• Experience with FloQast or another close management tool.
• Experience at a SaaS or tech company, or a PE-backed company.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting.
• CPA or progress toward a CPA.

Compensation & Eligibility:

This role is open to candidates currently residing in and authorized to work in the United States.

Salary base range for this role will be $75,000 to $90,000 USD/year. Actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location.

US Benefits:

• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, including a no cost employee-only plan
• Paid parental leave
• 401K with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 5%
• Unlimited PTO, recharge days, and Christmas through New Year break
• Wellness Reimbursement or HQ Gym access
• Employee stipend

Datassential is an E-Verify employer.

Our Table Welcomes All.

We embrace diversity of both background and thought and foster an inclusive environment that extends an open landscape of opportunities to everyone. We invite each of us to simply be ourselves. We operate with respect and without judgment, celebrating both the power of the individual as well as our shared humanity.

Datassential is an equal opportunity employer.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact [e-mail].